Prince William faced criticism for participating in the UK Navy deterrent service, as he entered the Westminster Abbey. The crowd present there booed the Prince and shouted “shame on you”. The service was held on Friday to mark the 50 years of Royal Navy’s nuclear deterrent service.

The Duke of Cambridge adorned a dark coloured suit and had the Queen’s Golden Jubilee and Diamond Jubilee medal pinned to it.

He joined the ceremony along with Penny Mordaunt, the new Defence Secretary and successor of Gavin Williamson. It was the first ceremony of Mordaunt as the Defence Secretary, as May removed Williamson from the post.

Members of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) were protesting against the service held in Westminster Abbey. The protestors were present on across the road from the Abbey.

The protest was held to oppose the UK navy’s continuous role as at-sea nuclear deterrent, despite knowing the consequences of nuclear war and its effect on people.

A crowd of 2,000 people was present along with Prince William and Mordaunt. The crowd comprised of the naval servicemen and their relatives who have shown their support to them. Dean of Westminster, Dr John Hall welcomed every person to be present in the service. Earlier he also visited the people affected by Christchurch shooting in the Mosque.

Before joining the service, Ms. Mordaunt made a declaration that HMS King George VI will be the new name of the fourth Dreadnought submarine. After the announcement she said, “We pay tribute to those incredible crews, their supportive families, the Royal Navy, and the thousands of industry experts who will continue to sustain this truly national endeavour for many years to come.”

The protestors chanted slogans of “Down with Trident” and “Down with War” and also staged a “Die-in”, pretending to be the victims of the war and dead.

Omar Ahmed, one of the protestors from Lancashire, on the arrival of Prince William to the service said, “I’m surprised that he would come and support something that could destroy our planet.”

According to the CND general secretary, the service was “morally repugnant”. She said (hyperlink 2), “A thanksgiving for nuclear weapons is completely inappropriate, and we’re not alone in thinking this.”

The crowd’s perception towards the participation of Prince William in deterrent service raises various concerns about the country’s defence policies which must be addressed to refrain them from recurring again.

Theresa May’s Vow to Deliver Brexit Ends in Disarray

Trying hard to convince the House of Commons, reaching out to the European Union (EU) for negotiations, and raising concerns over Britain crashing out of the EU, Prime Minister Theresa May’s effort have fallen short of her Brexit target.

Following the resignation, Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt became the latest MP to announce that he will run for the position, joining Boris Johnson, Esther McVey, and Rory Stewart. More than a dozen other MPs are also expected to join the run.

May’s decision has come midst high level of uncertainties already prevailing in the nation. From the chaotic European elections dividing the nation between Remainers and Leavers to wobbly investor’s confidence, and unforeseen future terms with the EU, there is no immediate clarity on how Britain will do in near future.

In her statement, May affirmed that she had done everything she could have to convince the MPs to support her withdrawal agreement. However, the results were always otherwise and that it was now in the “best interests of the country for a new Prime Minister to lead that effort”.

She also said, in order to deliver Brexit new leader will have to build the agreement in Parliament and “such a consensus can only be reached if those on all sides of the debate are willing to compromise”. Quoting her last lines, the Prime Minister’s voice shook as she confronted leaving the job that had been an honour of her life.

The official statement from the Conservative Party said the duration for the leadership contest is that nominations would close during the week starting 10 June. The process would see filtration down to the final two leaders to by the end of the month.

On the other hand, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn opening insult said “Theresa May is right to resign” and that Conservative Party was now “disintegrating party”.

Theresa May is right to resign. She's now accepted what the country's known for months: she can't govern, and nor can her divided and disintegrating party.

Whoever becomes the new Tory leader must let the people decide our country’s future, through an immediate General Election.

Considering all the narratives that prevail in the nation, it still boils down to what next. Asking questions about their country’s future, people of Britain have also fallen sick to the Brexit mayhem. Now, with May’s resignation and to what sounds like beginning of a new era for Britain, building from the scratch under such circumstances won’t be an easy task.

Amidst Brexit Uncertainty European Elections Take a Centre Stage

With the onset of the European
Elections, voters across 28 countries will decide the fate of 751 members of the
European Parliament.

Speculations and polls conducted across the United Kingdom suggest that Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party might emerge victorious in the elections. In the imminent elections, the Conservative and Labour parties are likely to suffer maximum damage with Liberal Democrats and Brexit Party emerging as the showstopper.

The European elections will decide
the fate of 73 members, looking forward for selection in the nine
constituencies of England and one each in Scotland, Wales and Northern Island.
The count of the representatives varies from region to region, depending upon
the population varying from three MEPs in the North East and Northern Ireland
to 10 MEPs in the South-East region.

According to the recent polls conducted in the past few days by YouGov, Panelbase, Opinium and Datapraxis, Brexit Party has emerged as the favourite in the UK region. While these polls might have affected the wave of the choice on whom to vote, it also showed that people are not interested in voting for either the Tories or the Conservatives. Both the parties collectively stood at the fourth position as per the polls.

The polling stations will remain open
till 10:00 pm BST today. The results are expected to be announced after all the
European nations have casted their votes by Sunday 10:00 pm BST.

It is also being speculated that both the European People’s Party and the alliance of Socialists and Democrats might lose many seats in the upcoming elections. Senior research fellow from Centre for European Reform Camino Mortera-Martinez said, “Euroskeptics and populists are going to grow exponentially this time. You’re going to have a much more divided Parliament. It’s going to be more difficult to find compromises.”

The Downing Street authorities have
been describing the night of the European Elections’ verdict announcement to be
a”very challenging night”.

One of the spokesman said, “The PM
is focused on the task at hand which is delivering the Brexit people voted for.”

Similarly, Labour leader Jeremy
Corbyn appealed to the people to vote for the members of the Labour Party as it
would depict a vote for a ”tolerant and fairer country”, and an “end to the
division and austerity which has devastated our communities for a decade.”

If Brexit takes place following the
final verdict of the European elections is declared, out of the 73 seats in the
UK, 27 will be distributed equally among the European nations and the number in
the European Parliament will reduce from 751 MEPs to 705.

Brexit Party Emerges Favourite among Scots, Polls Suggest

As of Monday, Nigel Farage’s Brexit
Party claimed the second position in Scotland – leaving behind the
conservatives and the Labour Party – in the European Elections.

The elections which will take place
on Thursday will witness a historic nation-wide win of a party overshadowing the
Conservatives and Labours.

This is the second time in a century
that an organisation other than the Conservatives or the Labours will win. With
the result of the polls, pressure is beginning to increase on Prime Minister
Theresa May.

The results of the poll conducted by
YouGov show that out of five only one Scottish voter is supporting Labour or
Tories, standing at the fourth position collectively. On the other hand, one of
the surveys placed Brexit Party as the second favourite choice across the UK in
general voting elections.

Farage had earlier secured win in 2014 as well, but his then known party United Kingdom Independence Party couldn’t last for long. With the results of the latest polls, it has become evident that the probable decay of post-war two party systems might be leading to an uncertain political scenario.

The polls conducted by YouGov also indicate
towards the fact that while Tories might lose their only MEP in Scotland, the Scottish
Labour might lose one of the two seats in the European Parliament. The SNPs are
leading the race with 38 percent of the vote share, followed by the Brexit
Party at 20 percent, the poll reveals.

Similarly the Panelbase’s opinion
polls on the upcoming elections show that the Farage’s party can claim eight
MSP seats in the Scottish Parliament election. Considering the Opinium poll, Farage’s
party is bound to garner 24 percent of the votes in the UK general election,
two percent more than the votes, Tories are expected to obtain.

YouGov and Datapraxis conducted
polls for the Best for Britain and Hope not Hate campaigns and 9,260 people
from all over Britain took part in the polls. These polls place the Brexit
Party on the first place as it received twice the votes received by the Liberal
Democrats, who came second.

Previously Nigel Farage voiced his concerns over the Second Brexit Referendum and criticised the members of the Labour Party in favour of leaving the EU.

Louis Stedman-Bryce, one of the
candidates of the Brexit Party in Scotland taking part in European Elections,
praised the results of the polls.

He said, “This is despite Nicola
Sturgeon’s insistence that ‘Scotland is not for Brexit’ on the Andrew Marr Show
on Sunday, demonstrating just how out of touch she is with the electorate.”

“Like the rest of the UK, Scotland is fed up with career politicians trying to overturn democracy and push their own agenda. The First Minister should be very concerned because the Brexit Party will soon be turning its sights to Holyrood as well as Westminster,” he added.

The opinion polls reveal Brexit Party as the favourite of the masses in the European Elections, even though the elections are yet to take place. While the result of the elections might take up some time, it is almost certain that the people have chosen their leader already.

Nigel Farage Left with Dripping Milkshake During EU Election Campaign

In a bizarre incident on Monday, Britain’s Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage was given a milkshake bath while he was campaigning in the European Parliament election. The attack is the latest in the trend of decorating politicians with sticky beverages.

The fine gray suit of the politician was painted with white milkshake by an anti-Brexit protestor in Newcastle city centre. As Farage walked with his bodyguards and the reporters at about 1 p.m., the suspected 32-year-old man emptied the glass as he threw the shake at him from the front.

The protestor, Paul Crowther was detained in handcuffs at the scene. He stated that he hit Nigel Farage with the banana-and-salted caramel Five Guys shake to protest his “bile and racism” ideology.

After the attack, which is caught on video, the visibly shaken Brexit Party leader was heard reprimanding his security team for failing to protect him at the incident. He could be heard saying, “complete failure” and “how did you not stop that?”.

Nigel Farage associated the attack to those who are against Brexit and wanted to remain in the EU. He took to his official Twitter account and wrote, “Sadly some remainers have become radicalised, to the extent that normal campaigning is becoming impossible.”

Beverages have growingly become an unlikely political weapon in Britain. In recent weeks, other anti-EU candidates, including the far-right activist Tommy Robinson, have also been bombarded with milkshakes during the election campaigns.

The rising incidents also led to a restriction on selling milkshakes at food outlets. Last week, a McDonald’s in Edinburgh, Scotland brought the issue in light, stating that it had been told by police to not sell milkshakes during a Brexit Party rally.

The rising number in the milkshake-attack incidents are definitely a misconduct towards the politicians. However, they only reveal the rising aggression amongst the people over Brexit.

Legalise Gay Marriage in Northern Ireland, Demands LGBTQ Community

As the lunchtime on Saturday
afternoon took its turn, Belfast in Northern Ireland saw a vibrant protest
comprising 7000-8000 people, asking the government to legalise gay marriage.
The protest took place in Writer’s Square near the St Anne’s Cathedral, the
Belfast Anglican church, where the funeral of journalist Lyra Mckee took place.

The protest included prominent faces like Sara Canning, partner of McKee who died during a riot, John O’Doherty, director of Rainbow Project and Patrick Corrigan, director of Northern Ireland’s Amnesty International.

Preceding the rally,
Canning disclosed that she asked Prime Minister Theresa May to legalise gay
marriage in order to honour the cherished memory of Mckee.

Lyra Mckee, one of the distinguished journalists in Northern Ireland, was killed almost a month ago during a riot in Derry, by the supporters of the New IRA group. Many prominent political figures including Theresa May condemned her death.

Prior to assembling in
front of the city hall, the rally marched through the Belfast city centre,
asking to amend the marriage law and legalise gay marriage. Canning was among
the ones leading the rally and carrying a placard with name “Lyra”, painted in
rainbow colours.

While addressing the
crowd, Canning said that the reform would be a “win” for people of every
community despite race, gender, caste or creed.

She said, “We pay
our taxes, we are governed by the same laws, we live deeply and we love dearly
– why should we not be afforded the same rights in marriage?”

“Same-sex
couples come from every single political, religious, cultural, and racial
background. A vote passing on equal marriage would not be a win for any one
side, it would be a win for all sides,” she added.

Similarly, O’Doherty while supporting the campaign, said “Like so many of you I stand today with my better half, the love of my life – angry and frustrated – that another year has passed without our love being recognised as equal under the law.”

For many years, the government has ignored the appeals to legalise marriage among the members of the LGBTQ community in the region of Northern Ireland. The Democratic Unionist Party and its 10 MPs have held the power in Tories since the election of 2017. With this said, the chances of legalising gay marriage might increase manifold, if a transfer of power occurs in Belfast.